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Murfreesboro
T2-SE-A1
From the book : Unsung sailors: The Naval Armed Guard in World War II; By : Justin F. Gleichauf
Another serious collision involving a freighter and a tanker occurred in Convov CU-15 on 26 February 1944. The tanker SS Murfreesboro was rammed by the SS El Coston, whose steering mechanism broke down. The tanker was car-rying 150,000 barrels of gasoline and burned for hours; twenty-nine crew members and sixteen members of the navy gun crew were lost. The El Coston flew the Panamanian flag and carried a navy gun crew, but no casualty figures we-re announced. Many of the dead from the tanker died in the flaming waters, but some survivors were able to swim un-der the oil until they were clear. Almost unbelievably, the Murfreesboro was salvaged and returned to serviced.
 "Murfreesboro", after beeing salvaged at St Georges, Bermuda on 29-3-1944.
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"Murfreesboro".( Photo Nat. Archive )
"Murfreesboro".( Photo Nat. Archive )
"Murfreesboro".
( Photo Sun Ship Historical Society )
"Atlantic Traveler", ex. "Murfreesboro", source, location and date unknown. (Photo thanks to John Curdy)
"Neches", ex. "Murfreesboro", ex. "Atlantic Traveler", ex. "Murfreesboro".
"Neches", ex. "Murfreesboro", ex. "Atlantic Traveler", ex. "Murfreesboro".
"Neches", ex. "Murfreesboro", ex. "Atlantic Traveler", ex. "Murfreesboro".
( Photo by W. Schell )
MURFREESBORO, T2-SE-A1
History :
Yardnumber 261. UMSC No. 368. Official nr. 244235.
Keel laid 09-06-1943. Launched 15-09-1943. Completed 28-09-1943. Gr. 10195 t., Net. 6209 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,23 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
MURFREESBORO-1943 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
ATLANTIC TRAVELLER-1947 for Keystone Shipping Company, Philadelphia, USA. (bare-boat charter to Atlantic Refining Co.)
MURFREESBORO-1959 for Keystone Shipping Company, Philadelphia, USA.
NECHES-1965 for Sabine Towing & Transportation Company Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Additional Reports:
Reported Neches sold to shipbreakers in USA. Arrived Brownsville, Texas Jan. 1982 to be broken up. [ By Brownsville Steel & Salvage ]
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